This Week in Black History

This Week in Black History, October 24, 1935

Langston Hughes’ play “Mulatto” opens in New York, becoming the first Black-authored play to become a long-running Broadway hit. It holds the record for longest-running Black-authored play on Broadway until Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” in 1959.

For more information on Black history, arts and culture, visit www.caamuseum.org.

Related Articles

Back to top button